Question

2. For a and b, select an option i to v. What best describes a. the desired product(s) of your biodiesel reaction? b. the major side product(s) (not byproducts) that would form in your biodiesel reaction if water were present in the reaction mixture? A carboxylate salt of a single fatty acid residue Carboxylate salts of diverse fatty acid residues A methyl ester of a single fatty acid residue iv. i. ii. iii. Methyl esters of diverse fatty acid residues Glycerol esters of one or more fatty acid residues v.

Note: Olive oil, potassium hydroxide in methanol, and water were used in the reaction.

Answer 1

esters divere -fittiy acid vesidues yceel B Biodies^l. CH2 내 R aiff f

BMAJOR SIDE PR ODUCT 00 CR 3 "3 esters O G